Entering the Vajra World with Jenny Bondurant

Complete this prerequisite for the 2008 Shambhala Vajrayana Seminary in a retreat environment.

Join us for this prerequisite for attending Shambhala Vajrayana Seminary. The program will have three parts:

Part I
The Three Gates: Body, Speech & Mind
Topics include Vajra Vision, Vajra Nature and Devotion

Part II
Taking Refuge in the Three Roots
An introduction to the Vajrayana, the Three Kayas and Vajrayana Culture. Participants will also be given permission to practice The Rain of Blessing, a Guru Yoga Combined with the Seven-Line Supplication, a guru yoga of Padmasambhava composed by the first Mipham Rinpoche.

Part III
Commitment to the Path
Discussion of the ngöndro practices, abhisheka, samaya, Mahamudra, Ati and creating enlightened society

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the 2008 Shambhala Vajrayana Seminary program

A student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche, Jenny Bondurant has been practicing meditation since 1980, and has completed the traditional three-year retreat. A senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition who has taught widely, she now divides her time between teaching and being in retreat at her home in Colorado.

Extend Your Stay. We are offering a 25% housing discount for additional nights. Come early and relax before your program starts or stay an extra day or more after this program to savor your retreat experience.

Please arrive between 2 and 5pm on Wednesday, July 2. Program ends with lunch at 12:30pm on Sunday, July 6. View Detailed Program Information.